Beebe School District

For any student who is receiving their second COVID vaccine tomorrow: • The location has been changed to the High School CTE Building. • The clinic will be open from 9 - 11 am. • Students must bring their signed consent form as well as their shot record from the first dose.

Announcement for Camp Beebe goers! - Camp Beebe will open Thursday, June 10, 2021. We are "KICK STARTING THE SUMMER" with water slides. ALL students starting Thursday will need to bring their swimsuit and towel along with all other required items. #BPRD

Our final Retiree Spotlight is Mrs. Janice Dillard, 2nd Grade Teacher. Mrs. Dillard devoted 26 years to Beebe School District, and we are so thankful for her service. Congratulations and good luck in your future endeavors, Mrs. Dillard! #BPRD

Retiring this year is the legendary Mr. Mike Tarkington! He has served in the Beebe School District for 32 years. It will definitely not be the same without Mr. Tarkington gracing us with his presence daily! We wish you the best in your retirement, Mr. Tarkington! #BPRD

Our next Retiree Spotlight is our beloved Nurse Irene Crain! Nurse Crain served Beebe School District for 16 years, and we are sad to see her go. We wish you the best, Nurse Crain! #BPRD

We could go on for days speaking of the positive impact Ms. Carla Choate has had on the lives of countless students! BSD is losing a great mentor and difference maker in Ms. Choate, but we wish her all the best. Congratulations on your retirement, Ms. Choate! #BPRD

For students who received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on May 18th, the second dose will be administered next Tuesday, June 8th. Students who are unable to attend this day may go to any ARCare clinic to receive their second vaccination.

Here is what's happening this week around the district - bit.ly/wag2021 Enjoy your last week of school, Badgers! #BPRD

As we enter the final week of the 2020-21 school year, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who made this year possible! Please view this special message from Dr. Nail at bit.ly/bsdeoy21. #BPRD

Happy Memorial Day! We hope everyone is enjoying your day off while remembering those who sacrificed it all to give us this right. #BPRD

We are happy to announce that BSD will be offering a Summer Feeding Program to children ages 0-18 this year! Please see the attached flyer for all details. #BPRD

Our next Retiree Spotlight is Ms. Cindy Stewart, Special Education Instructional Assistant at Beebe Junior High. We will all miss Ms. Cindy greatly but wish her the best in her retirement! #BPRD

Reminder: There will be no school on Monday, May 31! #BPRD

As the school year draws to a close, we want to recognize this year's retirees before they move on to their next endeavor. Ms. Terry Bledsoe, Beebe Middle School ELA & Social Studies teacher, will be missed greatly by her students and colleagues, but we wish her the best! #BPRD

We get excited about curriculum around here! 2nd-4th grade materials were hand delivered by the Beebe Badger and his cheering squad today! #BPRD

K-6 Literacy Curriculum is being delivered to our teachers this week! Kindergarten, 1st, 5th, & 6th grades received their materials today. A BIG thank you goes out to Badger Football and BSD Maintenance staff for all of their help in sorting & delivering. #BPRD

We want to send a big thank you to McAfee Medical Clinic for coming out on Tuesday to provide free physicals for our athletes! They performed 275 physicals from 5-7 pm! McAfee Medical Clinic has been providing physicals for many years, and it is a huge help to our students, parents, and coaches. We are so grateful to have strong community partners who selflessly donate their time and resources to support our students! #BPRD

At this month's District Leadership Team meeting, Mr. Ellis passed "The Beebe" on to Dr. Nail, Dr. Embrey, Dr. Duff, and Mr. Tarkington in recognition of their support of him throughout his years of service at Beebe. Good luck in your future endeavors, Mr. Ellis! #BPRD

ARCare staff came on site today to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to students. They will be back for the 2nd round on June 8th. Thank you ARCare for your partnership with our district! #BPRD

Beebe School District is excited to welcome Coach Roger Franks as the new Head Sr. Boys Basketball Coach of the Beebe Badgers! Coach Franks has an extensive history as a successful high school basketball coach with an overall record of 605-394. He is a 5-time Coach of the Year and 9-time All Star Coach. Coach Franks graduated from Lyon College with his Bachelor's in Physical Education as well as has graduate courses under his belt from ASU Jonesboro. Personally, Coach Franks is married to his wife, Donna, who is a Dance and Gymnastics Coach for Pulaski Academy After School Program and Hendrix College. They have two daughters, Ashley and Natalie, and two grandchildren, Wyatt and Ella. When asked why he wants to be at Beebe School District, Coach Franks shared, "I want to be at Beebe because I know that Beebe is a school district committed to excellence in academics and athletics. I’ve always thought of Beebe as a community with good and hard working people who cared about their neighbors and understood the importance of having great schools. It will be a privilege for me to represent Beebe." Welcome to the Badger family Coach Franks! #BPRD